MIAMI, Florida, April 6 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Greenberg Traurig, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * 10 Greenberg Traurig Attorneys, Firm Shortlisted for 2026 Women in Business Law Americas Awards * NEW YORK - April 6, 2026 - Ten attorneys from global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP are shortlisted for The Legal Benchmarking Group 's 2026 Women in Business Law Americas Awards. The firm also is shortlisted for International Firm: Latin America Practice of the Year and W more PR

MIAMI, Florida, April 6 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Greenberg Traurig, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * 15 Greenberg Traurig Shareholders Selected for 2026 Law360 Editorial Advisory Boards * NEW YORK - April 6, 2026 - Fifteen shareholders from global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP were selected as members of Law360 's 2026 editorial advisory boards. Board members will provide feedback and offer insights on Law360 's coverage to help shape future reporting. The selected more PR

NEW YORK, April 6 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The New York City Bar Association issued the following news release: * * * Twenty-Seven Bar and Lawyer Associations File Amicus Brief on Executive Orders Targeting Law Firms * A group of twenty-seven bar associations and lawyer membership associations has filed an amicus curiae brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, urging the court to affirm lower court rulings that the Trump administration's executive orders targe more PR

NEW YORK, April 6 -- Rockefeller University posted the following news: * * * A new mouse model of virus-driven liver cancer may open the door to better diagnosis and treatments * Liver cancer is one of the world's deadliest cancers, and most cases are linked to chronic viral hepatitis. Yet scientists have lacked an animal model that faithfully recapitulates how the disease unfolds in people, from initial infection with a virus to liver inflammation, scarring, and cancer. Now, researchers a more PR

ITHACA, New York, April 6 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * A revived device reveals scents that attract and deter crop pests * Scientists have resurrected an old device to sniff out the exact scents that attract or repel insects, which could then be developed by companies for growers to purchase and use to trap or ward off such crop-damaging pests. A Cornell research team is investigating whether the methods could help tackle crop pests such as beetles in vegetables,  more PR

NEW YORK, April 6 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO Actors Equity Association issued the following news release: * * * Actors' Equity Association Endorses Chris Pappas for United States Senate * New York - Actors' Equity Association's National Council has voted to endorse Chris Pappas for United States Senate, on behalf of the more than 51,000 actors and stage managers working in live entertainment. "As a member of the House, Chris Pappas has been fiercely dedicated to labor issues," said A more PR

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, April 7 -- The African Union Commission issued the following news release: * * * Ambassador Mohamed Edrees Addresses Bayreuth University Students on the African Union's Vision and Its Role at the United Nations H.E Ambassador Mohamed Fathi Edrees, Permanent Observer of the African Union (AU) to the United Nations (UN), delivered a compelling briefing on April 2nd, 2026, to visiting students from the University of Bayreuth, Germany, who came to participate in the Model U more PR

JOHNSON CITY, Tennessee, April 6 -- East Tennessee State University posted the following news: * * * Acclaimed author to headline ETSU literary festival * Award-winning author Ron Rash will headline ETSU's Spring Literary Festival, bringing nationally recognized writers to Johnson City for a free public event. When the New York Times calls you "one of the great American authors at work today," people listen. East Tennessee State University is bringing one such author - Ron Rash - to John more PR

NEW YORK, April 7 -- The Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights, an organization that defends the right of Catholics to participate in American public life without defamation or discrimination, issued the following commentary on April 6, 2026, by President Bill Donohue: * * * IS PACIFISM MORAL? Let's cut to the quick. No, pacifism is not moral. Pacifism means that self-defense, and the defense of one's nation, is immoral. However pure the intent, pacifism holds that it is better to pe more PR

BELLEVUE, Washington, April 6 [Category: Political] -- The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms issued the following news release: * * * CCRKBA TO GOV. BESHEAR: HB 312 VETO AN INSULT TO YOUNG ADULTS * BELLEVUE, WA - Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear's veto of House Bill 312 was a deplorable act of sexism which leaves young women unarmed and vulnerable to brutal attack, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms declared. "While he claims to be a 'different kind o more PR

WASHINGTON, April 7 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has denied several petitions to add hepatic steatosis, also known as fatty liver disease, to the World Trade Center-related health conditions. Following a review of scientific and medical literature, CDC determined that evidence is insufficient to support the addition of this liver condition at this time. The decision follows the receipt of petitions which requested that th more PR

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- The U.S. Census Bureau issued the following tip sheet on April 3, 2026: * * * Upcoming Online Product Calendar The U.S. Census Bureau provides anticipated release dates for its regular and recurring statistical products through its online product calendar. This calendar is regularly updated to reflect the most current information. Data.census.gov Users Needed for Survey The U.S. Census Bureau's Center for Enterprise Dissemination Services and Consumer Innovation is l more PR

NEW YORK, April 6 [Category: International] -- The Center for Human Rights in Iran posted the following news release: * * * Attacks on Essential Infrastructure Will Have Catastrophic Consequences for Millions of Civilians Across the Region * In the context of the ongoing threats and attacks against civilians and civilian infrastructure across the region, including power plants, water treatment facilities, and bridges, the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) urgently reminds all parties to more PR

MAXWELL AFB, Alabama, April 7 -- The U.S. Air Force Auxiliary Civil Air Patrol issued the following news: * * * Civil Air Patrol Cadet in New York Appointed to West Point An appointment to West Point requires strong academic, athletic, and leadership qualities, learned during advancement in Civil Air Patrol's cadet program. * A career in the military was always the goal for Civil Air Patrol Cadet 2nd Lt. Jason Ludlow. The Lake George High School senior spent years keeping his eye on the pri more PR

NEW YORK, April 6 [Category: BizHospital] -- NYU Langone Health, an academic medical center affiliated with New York University, posted the following news release: * * * Closing the Hypertension Gap: Remote Monitoring Boosts Blood Pressure Control in Brooklyn * W hen 57-year-old Brooklyn resident Timothy Rhonda visited Park Ridge Family Health Center at NYU Langone with dangerously high blood pressure, he worried he might once again end up in the hospital. Instead, to his surprise and great  more PR

ITHACA, New York, April 6 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Spring cold snaps harm nesting tree swallows, but some show resilience * Warming temperatures from climate change cause tree swallows to nest up to two weeks earlier than they did in the 1970s, but early spring cold snaps can hinder nestlings' growth and survival, according to a new study that incorporates a four-decade Cornell dataset on the birds. While previous papers examining the survival of nestlings dur more PR

NEW YORK, April 6 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Debevoise and Plimpton, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Debevoise Named Top-10 Firm in GAR 30; Contributes to "Most Important Decision of the Year" at 2026 GAR Awards * Debevoise & Plimpton LLP was named a top-10 firm in the GAR 30, Global Arbitration Review 's annual ranking of the world's leading international arbitration practices, announced at the 2026 GAR Awards in Paris. The firm also contributed to the matter recognized as " more PR

ITHACA, New York, April 6 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Decoding great teaching and more: New app analyzes conversational data at scale * A new open-source app developed by the National Tutoring Observatory (NTO) offers researchers and practitioners a reliable and cost-effective way to analyze large datasets of text with the help of agentic AI, an advanced form of artificial intelligence that can make decisions and solve problems. Co-developed with the instructiona more PR

DOVER, Delaware, April 7 -- Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings issued the following news release on April 6, 2026: * * * AG Jennings sues Trump to block election interference President's executive order threatens to disenfranchise eligible voters, violates state authority over elections * Attorney General Kathy Jennings on Friday joined a coalition of 24 states in filing a federal lawsuit challenging Donald Trump's unlawful Executive Order to restrict voter eligibility and mail voting more PR

WASHINGTON, April 6 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- American Oversight posted the following news: * * * DOJ Proposal Would Shield Its Lawyers from Ethics Accountability * Monday, in response to a proposed rule from the Department of Justice (DOJ) that would allow the attorney general to undermine state bar disciplinary investigations into DOJ attorneys, American Oversight submitted a public comment opposing the measure and urging the department to abandon the plan to undermin more PR

NEW YORK, April 7 -- The Advocates for Children of New York issued the following news: * * * Educational Indicators for Students Experiencing Homelessness, 2024-25 This brief summarizes data on a subset of the more than 154,000 New York City students who were identified as homeless during the 2024-25 school year -- data that underscore the need for funding equity and a coordinated Citywide response. The data, which were obtained from New York City Public Schools (NYCPS) by AFC, show that stu more PR

ALBANY, New York, April 7 -- Empire Center, a non-profit think tank, issued the following news release on April 6, 2026: * * * Empire Center Breaks Down Albany's Pork Barrel Spending Albany legislators steered over $83 million in grants to 293 local projects between April and December 2025 , according to data the Empire Center recently received under a Freedom of Information Law request. The governor and state legislators hand-picked the grantees for more than $72 million, under a program th more PR

WASHINGTON, April 6 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration issued a final rule modifying the dimensions of controlled airspace over Greater Binghamton Airport-Edwin A. Link Field in New York. The decision adjusts the lateral limits of Class D and Class E2 airspace to ensure the safety and management of instrument flight rules operations in the region. The rule reduces the lateral radius of the Binghamton airspace overlays from 4.4 miles to 4.3 miles. Th more PR

WASHINGTON, April 7 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration issued a final rule modifying the flight operations at various airports across the national airspace system. This regulatory action establishes, amends, or removes standard instrument approach procedures and associated takeoff minimums to ensure the safe use of navigable airspace. The updates address changes in air traffic requirements and the addition of navigational obstacles. By revising thes more PR

BRONX, New York, April 7 -- The Fordham Political Review posted the following commentary on April 6, 2026, by Stan Refermat: * * * The Significance of Consumer Protection Changes in the Second Trump Term The second term of United States President Donald Trump has seen a significant shift in how consumer protection agencies operate and how the government approaches corporate mergers. This began early in Trump's return to the presidency, when he attempted to shut down the Consumer Financial Pro more PR

BRONX, New York, April 7 -- The Fordham Political Review posted the following commentary on April 6, 2026, by Lara Ejzak: * * * Who Invited the Political Activist to the Sleepover? Picture the scene: your friends and you are all sitting around at a sleepover, pizza and candy is nearby and plentiful, a romcom is playing in the background and you're all talking about...boys? Drama? Celebrity crushes? Well, if this were my friends and I in freshman year of high school, the correct answer would b more PR

NEW YORK, April 7 -- New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani issued the following news: * * * From Potholes to Historic Winter Storms, Mayor Mamdani Tackles City's Biggest - and Smallest - Problems in First 100 Days * City filled 100,000 potholes in 100 days, upgraded hundreds of catch basins and brought rat sightings down 30% * During historic winter, City melted 783 million pounds of snow; spread 1 billion pounds of salt; cleared 135,000 crosswalks, 34,000 bus stops and 29,000 fire hydrants; re more PR

WASHINGTON, April 6 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service issued the following recall alert: * * * FSIS Retracts Public Health Alert for Frozen, Ready-to-Eat Chicken Nuggets Due to Updated Laboratory Result * WASHINGTON, April 6, 2026 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is retracting the public health alert issued on April 1, 2026, for Walmart Great Value Fully Cooked Dino Shaped Chicken Breast Nuggets with "Be more PR

ITHACA, New York, April 6 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Global EV transition hinges on policy adoption, cost reductions By Chris Dawson, Cornell Duffield College of Engineering A new study finds that the global shift to electric vehicles (EVs) could significantly reduce energy use and carbon emissions, but only if governments act aggressively to lower costs and align policies across regions. Published in the March edition of the journal Resources, Environment and S more PR

ALBANY, New York, April 6 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * B-Roll, Video, Audio, Photos & Rush Transcript: Governor Hochul Announces Launch of Unprecedented Effort to Fill Potholes and Repave Roads Across New York State * Earlier today Governor Kathy Hochul announced an unprecedented state effort to fill potholes and repave roads across New York State, following one of the coldest winters in recent memory. This month, State Department of Transportati more PR

ALBANY, New York, April 6 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Hochul Delivers Artificial Intelligence Training Tool to the New York State Workforce * Governor Kathy Hochul today announced the expansion of artificial intelligence (AI) education and training to the entire New York State workforce, fulfilling a bold and forward-looking 2025 State of the State pledge that ensures over 100,000 hardworking state employees can use AI responsibly to be more PR

ALBANY, New York, April 6 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Hochul Encourages Students to Complete Their FAFSA During April's Financial Aid Awareness Month * Governor Kathy Hochul today issued a proclamation declaring April 2026 as Financial Aid Awareness Month in New York State, reaffirming the state's commitment to breaking down barriers to higher education. This year's campaign, titled "You Belong," aims to equip students and families with more PR

ALBANY, New York, April 6 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Hochul Requests Disaster Declaration for Aquaculture Producers on Long Island Who Sustained Significant Damage to Operations From Severe Winter Weather * Governor Kathy Hochul today announced that New York State is requesting a United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretarial Disaster Designation for Suffolk County. Heavy snowfall and multi-week severe freeze conditions sig more PR

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Rep. Joseph Morelle, D-New York, ranking member of the House Administration Committee, issued the following statement: * * * Morelle Statement on Mail-in Voting Executive Order Rep. Joe Morelle (NY-25), the top Democrat on the Committee on House Administration, issued the following statement after President Trump signed an executive order calling for the Trump Administration to take over our elections and limit which eligible voters can engage in their constitutional r more PR

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * House Foreign Affairs Ranking Member Meeks Issues Statement on Rescued Airman, Reaffirms Calls for Diplomacy Following Trump's Reckless Easter Social Media Post * Washington, D.C. - Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today issued a statement on the rescue of the second downed airman in Iran, and called for the war to be immediately brought to more PR

GOLDEN, Colorado, April 6 -- Colorado School of Mines posted the following news: * * * How Mines researchers are advancing solutions for next-generation energy systems * By Jenn Fields, Special to Mines Research Across the American energy sector, the demand for more power on the grid is creating the need for an expanded portfolio of energy resources that are secure, affordable and reliable. The United States is working to diversify its energy portfolio and strengthen energy security to me more PR

NEW YORK, April 7 (TNSrpt) -- The Toy Foundation, an arm of the Toy Association, issued the following news: * * * How the Toy Community is Transforming Children's Hospital Experiences When a child is admitted to a hospital, fear and anxiety can often shape their experience. But a powerful industry-wide initiative is proving that access to play can help ease those emotions and positively transform care. The Toy Foundation (TTF) has released its 2025 Children's Hospital Impact Report, outlinin more PR

NEW YORK, April 6 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following commentary by Washington Director Sarah Yager: * * * Americans Deserve Answers About Civilian Casualties in Iran * A U.S. missile strike. An initial statement emphasizing precision. Then, later, reports that civilians -including many children -were among the dead. In Afghanistan, through the early and mid-2000s, these reports came so often they formed a grim pattern. Each incident is explained as an anomal more PR

NEW YORK, April 7 -- Hunter College, a constituent college of the City University of New York, issued the following news: * * * 'Genius' Alumna Returns to Hunter to Give Talk, Meet With Students But for Hunter College, Vanessa Ruta '00 never would have become a pioneering neuroscience researcher and MacArthur "genius" grant recipient. Ruta studied to be a ballerina and spent four years after high school pursuing a career as a dancer. But she ultimately found the unpredictability of the dance more PR

NEW YORK, April 6 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees posted the following news release: * * * IATSE and The Juilliard School Reach Tentative Agreement for Production Staff * The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) and The Juilliard School have announced a tentative agreement concluding collective bargaining negotiations with production staff who support the school's performances. The tentative contract reflects ong more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, April 7 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on April 6, 2026: * * * ICYMI: Bloomberg News: How California's economy dominates in the Gavin Newsom era Under Newsom, California became the top performing economy not just among its 49 siblings but also any developed nation - Bloomberg News California isn't just keeping up, it's outgrowing major global economies. It drives over 40% of U.S. stock market growth with less than 12% of the pop more PR

WASHINGTON, April 6 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: EPA Takes Bold, Historic MAHA Action on Microplastics, Pharmaceuticals, and Potential Hidden Contaminants * WASHINGTON - On Thursday, April 2, 2026, alongside U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert Robert F. Kennedy Jr., U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin announced landmark, coordinated actions to address microplastics contam more PR

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- The Internal Revenue Service issued the following notice (No. 2026-22) on April 6, 2026, entitled "2026 Calendar Year Resident Population Figures". * * * 2026 Calendar Year Resident Population Figures This notice advises State and local housing credit agencies that allocate low-income housing tax credits under Sec. 42 of the Internal Revenue Code, and States and other issuers of tax-exempt private activity bonds under Sec. 141, of the population figures to use in calcul more PR

WASHINGTON, April 7 (TNSFR) -- The International Trade Commission announced the start of investigations regarding imports of oil country tubular goods from Austria, Taiwan and United Arab Emirates. The commission is acting to determine if these imports cause material injury to the domestic steel industry. The probe follows a petition filed April 2, 2026, by the U.S. OCTG Manufacturers Association, U.S. Steel Corp., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and the United Steelworkers. The petition alleges that more PR

WASHINGTON, April 6 (TNSFR) -- The International Trade Commission announced has determined that the establishment of a domestic industry is not materially retarded by imports of active anode material from China despite findings that the products were subsidized and sold at less than fair value. The proceedings began on Dec. 18, 2024, following petitions from Anovion Technologies, Sanborn, New York; Syrah Technologies LLC, Vidalia, Louisiana; NOVONIX Anode Materials LLC, Chattanooga, Tennessee;  more PR

NEW YORK, April 6 [Category: Media] -- PEN America, an organization that says it stands at the intersection of literature and human rights to protect free expression, posted the following news release: * * * Kansas Budget Bill Threatens Free Expression for Students in College and University Classrooms * PEN America calls on Governor Laura Kelly to veto provisions inserted in the Kansas state budget bill that would place significant barriers around the teaching of issues related to race and g more PR

NEW YORK, April 5 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following news: * * * Kazakhstan: Feminist Activist Facing Criminal Charges * (Berlin, April 6, 2026) - Kazakhstan 's prosecuting authorities have filed criminal charges for battery against a feminist activist who was aggressively accosted at a cafe in Astana, the capital, while meeting with feminist and queer colleagues and friends, Human Rights Watch said today. The charges, brought on March 26, 2026, follow an  more PR

NEW YORK, April 6 [Category: Media] -- The Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University issued the following news release: * * * Knight Institute Raises First Amendment Concerns Over Trump Threat to Compel Journalists to Reveal Sources * WASHINGTON-At a press conference today, President Trump threatened to compel journalists to disclose confidential sources in response to reporting about the administration's handling of the war in Iran. The comments come amid escalating efforts by more PR

NEW YORK, April 7 -- The Legal Action Center issued the following news release: * * * LAC Condemns President's FY27 Topline Discretionary Budget for Prioritizing Punishment Over Public Health The Legal Action Center (LAC) strongly condemns the President's proposed budget as it doubles down on a dangerous and short-sighted approach to addressing the nation's most urgent public health challenges and does nothing to address rapidly rising coverage and care costs threatening millions nationwide.  more PR

EASTON, Pennsylvania, April 7 -- Lafayette College issued the following news: * * * Historian and author Friederike Baer to present Max Kade Distinguished Lecture A historian of the American Revolution, Baer will shed light on questions of political history, migration, and transatlantic exchange * On Wednesday, April 15, author and historian of the American Revolution Friederike Baer will deliver this year's Max Kade Distinguished Lecture. A professor of history and head of the arts and hum more PR

NEW YORK, April 6 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund posted the following news: * * * LDF Applauds Historic Passage of Georgia's DREAMS Scholarship Program, Calls for Equitable Implementation * The Legal Defense Fund (LDF) applauds Georgia's passage of Senate Bill 556, which establishes the DREAMS Scholarship, the first statewide need-based financial aid program for higher education in the state's history. The legislation sets forth the statutory framework  more PR

NEW YORK, April 6 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund posted the following news: * * * LDF Denounces Trump Administration's Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Request * On April 3, 2026, President Donald Trump released his Fiscal Year 2027 (FY27) budget proposal. The proposed budget outlines several of the President's priorities for the upcoming fiscal year. In addition to increasing defense spending by $1.5 trillion dollars and allocating an additional $28.5 billion t more PR

WASHINGTON, April 5 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES ON ABC: "WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO FORCEFULLY PUSH BACK AGAINST THE EXTREMISM BEING UNLEASHED ON THE AMERICAN PEOPLE" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on ABC's This Week, where he emphasized that House Democrats will continue to push back against Donald Trump's reckless war of choice in the Middle East and demand reforms to the  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES ON ABC: "WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO FORCEFULLY PUSH BACK AGAINST THE EXTREMISM BEING UNLEASHED ON THE AMERICAN PEOPLE" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on ABC's This Week, where he emphasized that House Democrats will continue to push back against Donald Trump's reckless war of choice in the Middle East and demand reforms to the Department of Homeland Sec more PR

NEW YORK, April 6 [Category: Media] -- PEN America, an organization that says it stands at the intersection of literature and human rights to protect free expression, posted the following news release: * * * Letter Urges Gov. Spanberger to Veto VA Bill Limiting Teaching About January 6 * (NEW YORK)-PEN America today urged Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger to veto HB 333, a bill that would both prohibit, as well as mandate, certain ways of teaching public K-12 students about the events of  more PR

NEW YORK, April 7 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary on April 6, 2026, by senior fellow Allison Schrager to Bloomberg Opinion: * * * New York City Can't Afford Both Big Pensions and Free Buses Cities such as New York and Chicago are in deep financial trouble. Broadly speaking, they have two options: Make the difficult but appropriate choice to raise taxes and reduce the scale of government, or continue to live in a state of denial, increasing their pensio more PR

NEW YORK, April 7 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary on April 5, 2026, by senior fellow Andy Smarick to National Review: * * * Sasse, Zinsmeister, and Republican Virtue Two conservative public servants facing the fight of their lives have shown us the best of American leadership. * Two remarkably talented, independent-minded, service-oriented conservatives are in knock-down, drag-out fights with cancer. They've been models of courage and good cheer in t more PR

NEW YORK, April 7 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary on April 6, 2026, by Cities Director John Ketcham, a legal policy fellow, to the New York Post: * * * New York State's April 1 Budget Deadline Is Creating Major Trouble for Albany On the last Friday of February, state officials met in Albany for their annual ritual: adopting an economic and tax-receipt forecast to use for budget negotiations the following month. But the pols and finance geeks who assem more PR

NEW YORK, April 7 -- New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani issued the following emergency executive order (No. 1.18) on April 5, 2026: * * * WHEREAS, pursuant to a state of emergency first declared by Emergency Executive Order No. 241, dated September 15, 2021, and subsequent orders extending such state of emergency, compliance by the Department of Correction (DOC) with various laws and regulations has not been required; and WHEREAS, such orders issued prior to January 5, 2026 did not provide or more PR

NEW YORK, April 7 -- New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani issued the following emergency executive order (No. 2.18) on April 5, 2026: * * * WHEREAS, pursuant to a state of emergency first declared by Emergency Executive Order No. 224, dated October 7, 2022, and subsequent orders extending such state of emergency, the City has operated Humanitarian Emergency Response and Relief Centers to provide temporary housing in response to the substantial increase in new arrivals during recent years; and W more PR

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on April 5, 2026: * * * Meeks Issues Statement on Rescued Airman, Reaffirms Calls for Diplomacy Following Trump's Reckless Easter Social Media Post Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today issued a statement on the rescue of the second downed airman in Iran, and called for the war to be immediately  more PR

BUFFALO, New York, April 6 -- The University at Buffalo (State University of New York) posted the following news release: * * * More than a pretty picture, star-shaped nanomaterial changes energy storage * Black-and-white electron microscope image of six-armed, star-like particles. A scanning electron microscope image reveals particles of vanadyl hydroxide (VOOH) shaped like stars. The team of Luis De Jesus Baez found that these particles behaved more like a pseudocapacitor than a battery. more PR

NEW YORK, April 6 [Category: BizComputer Technology] -- NICE, an enterprise software solutions provider, issued the following news release: * * * NiCE is the Only Vendor Named a Gartner Customers' Choice in Voice of the Customer for Contact Center as a Service Report * A third-time recognition shaped by customers who rely on NiCE to deliver measurable results at scale Hoboken, N.J., April 6, 2026 - NiCE (Nasdaq: NICE) today announced that once again it was the only vendor named a Customers more PR

WASHINGTON, April 6 (Rep.) -- Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, D-D.C., issued the following news release: * * * Norton Reintroduces Bill to Create Paul Laurence Dunbar Commemorative Coin * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) reintroduced the Paul Laurence Dunbar Commemorative Coin Act to direct the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue 50,000 five-dollar coins, 400,000 one-dollar coins and 750,000 half-dollar coins in honor of Paul Laurence Dunbar. The surch more PR

NEW YORK, April 7 -- New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani issued the following news on April 6, 2026: * * * Mayor Mamdani Fills 100,000th Pothole in First 100 Days * Administration fills potholes at fastest pace in 11 years, reflecting relentless approach to City's quality-of-life issues * Milestone underscores City's aggressive response to historic winter damage on streets * Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani today filled the City's 100,000th pothole on Olympia Boulevard on Staten Island, marki more PR

NEW YORK, April 7 -- New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani issued the following news on April 6, 2026: * * * Mayor Mamdani Releases Preliminary Citywide Racial Equity Plan and True Cost of Living Measure * Mayor fulfills obligation left unmet by previous administration and urges New Yorkers to share feedback * True Cost of Living report shows 62% of New Yorkers do not meet the true cost of living -- a crisis falling hardest on communities of color * Mayor Zohran Mamdani today released the  more PR

NEW YORK, April 6 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The New York City Bar Association issued the following news release: * * * On the Department of Justice's Proposed Rule to Displace State Investigation and Enforcement of Ethical Violations by DOJ Lawyers * New York City Bar Association Statement The New York City Bar Association has submitted formal comments [1] expressing its concern and opposition to the Department of Justice's (DOJ's) notice of proposed rulemaking that, if adopted, would signi more PR

WASHINGTON, April 7 (TNSrpt) -- The Food and Water Watch posted the following news release on April 6, 2026: * * * OpenAI Releases Policy Guide to "Keep People First" - Nothing More than Insincere Platitudes "The sudden explosive growth of the AI industry must be reigned in immediately." * Today OpenAI released a policy report it said is meant to "keep people first" by addressing what it admits are major societal challenges that will inevitably arise from the explosive growth of the increas more PR

WASHINGTON, April 7 (TNSrpt) -- The Peterson Institute for International Economics issued the following commentary on April 6, 2026, by senior fellow Gary Clyde Hufbauer: * * * Did NAFTA really kill workers? The sensational title of a recent Working Paper published by the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) suggests that the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) did kill workers: Trading Goods for Lives: NAFTA's Mortality Impacts and Implications. The authors compared mortality more PR

WASHINGTON, April 6 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release: * * * Public Citizen Sues Trump's State Department for Failing to Disclose Health Agreements with Several African Nations * Public Citizen filed a lawsuit against the U.S. State Department for failing to produce records responsive to six Freedom of Information Act requests for copies of health-funding agreements between the U.S. and several African nations under the America First Global Health Stra more PR

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Rep. Jared Huffman, D-California, ranking member of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on April 6, 2026: * * * Ranking Members Huffman and Raskin Slam Trump Administration's Taxpayer-Funded Billion-Dollar Giveaway at the Expense of Clean Energy Instead of lowering costs for American families, Trump is using taxpayer dollars to prop up Big Oil * Today, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) and Ho more PR

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on April 6, 2026: * * * Ranking Members Raskin and Huffman Slam Trump Administration's Taxpayer-Funded Billion-Dollar Giveaway at the Expense of Clean Energy Instead of lowering costs for American families, Trump is using taxpayer dollars to prop up Big Oil * Today, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jamie Raskin (D-Maryland) and House Natural Resour more PR

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on April 6, 2026: * * * Meeks, Jacobs Call for Free & Fair Presidential Election in Benin Representatives Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Sara Jacobs, Ranking Member of the Africa Subcommittee, today released the following statement in advance of the April 12 presidential election in Benin: "As Benin pr more PR

ROCHESTER, New York, April 6 -- Rochester Institute of Technology issued the following news release: * * * RIT alumni train Artemis II astronauts in photography The flight operations imagery instructors designed training modules to mimic conditions in space * The four astronauts on NASA's Artemis II mission that launched April 1 are well equipped to document their journey around the moon because of training from RIT alumni. Katrina Willoughby '04 and Paul Reichert '01--graduates of RIT's i more PR

CARY, North Carolina, April 7 -- SAS Institute, a business analytics software and services provider, issued the following news release on April 6, 2026: * * * SAS earns recognition on the 3rd annual CRN AI 100 list Data and AI solutions from SAS and its partners deliver impact at scale SAS, a global leader in data and AI, announced today that it has been named by CRN(R), a brand of The Channel Company, to the 2026 AI 100 list in the AI Data and Analytics category. This is also the third yea more PR

WASHINGTON, April 6 (Sen.) -- Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * SCHUMER REVEALS: ONE MONTH INTO TRUMP'S IRAN WAR OF CHOICE, NEW YORKERS ARE PAYING $265+ MILLION MORE AT THE GAS PUMP * New Congressional Report Shows Families Already Struggling With Rising Costs & Have Paid $8.4 Billion More For Gas Since Trump Began His Reckless War In Iran, Including Over $265 Million In NY Alone Despite Trump's Promise To Lower Price Of Gas, Th more PR

WASHINGTON, April 6 (Sen.) -- Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * SCHUMER: NEW TRUMP ADMIN'S SENSELESS BUREAUCRACY THREATENS TO STOP SENECA FALLS "RIGHT TO RUN" CELEBRATION, SENATOR DEMANDS NATIONAL PARK SERVICE CUT THROUGH RED TAPE TO ENSURE BELOVED LOCAL EVENT CAN... * National Park Service Said It Cannot Approve Permit For Planned Seneca Falls Event Celebrating Women's Rights Because Of Trump Executive Order Forcing Review Of How more PR

NEW YORK, April 5 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following news: * * * Singapore: Drop Charges against Human Rights Defender * (London) - The Singaporean government should immediately drop all charges against a human rights activist, Jolovan Wham, for organizing and participating in peaceful gatherings, Human Rights Watch, Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA), Amnesty International, and CIVICUS said today. Wham is scheduled to stand trial at more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, April 6 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Gibson, Dunn and Crutcher, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Six Gibson Dunn Lawyers Selected to Serve on Law360 Editorial Advisory Boards for 2026 * Law360 Six Gibson Dunn lawyers have been selected to serve on Law360 Editorial Advisory Boards for 2026. Congratulations to: Atma Kabad (partner, Houston) - Capital Markets Stacie B. Fletcher (partner, Washington, D.C.) - Environmental Scott Toussaint (associate, Wa more PR

SARATOGA SPRINGS, New York, April 7 -- Skidmore College issued the following news: * * * Skidmore chemistry professor receives top recognition for achievement in science By Sara Miga Kelly Sheppard, a biochemistry professor at Skidmore College, has been elected a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) -- among the highest distinctions in the scientific community. Sheppard joins about 450 distinguished scientists, engineers, and innovators to be elected for  more PR

SARATOGA SPRINGS, New York, April 7 -- Skidmore College issued the following news: * * * Thomas Chatterton Williams explores the stakes of free thought in a fractured age Atlantic staff writer and author Thomas Chatterton Williams examined the increasing fragility of open debate and its consequences for democratic life during a visit to Skidmore College. Williams' March 25 talk, "Free Thought in a Fractured Age: Why Open Debate Still Matters," was part of the Periclean Honors Forum's "Dialog more PR

ITHACA, New York, April 6 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Sonar on stock smartwatches leads to hand-tracking breakthrough * Imagine tapping your thumb and index finger together twice to skip to the next song or clicking around your laptop or desktop computer without a mouse, using discreet finger motions. New first-of-its-kind wearable technology from researchers at Cornell and KAIST, in South Korea, brings that vision closer to reality. The system, called WatchHand, more PR

STARKVILLE, Mississippi, April 6 -- Mississippi State University posted the following news: * * * SSRC researchers at MSU study shifts in cancer mortality * In 1991, the U.S. experienced a significant shift in cancer death rates, as for the first time, deaths began a steady decline that continues to the present day. Researchers at Mississippi State's Social Science Research Center, in partnership with scientists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, examined this decline to identify where and wh more PR

ALBANY, New York, April 7 (TNSrpt) -- SUNY University at Albany issued the following news: * * * Study: New York Nurse Production Remains Steady, Pipeline Barriers Limit Growth A new report from the Center for Health Workforce Studies (CHWS) at the University at Albany's College of Integrated Health Sciences highlights steady production of registered nurses (RNs) in New York State, while identifying ongoing challenges that may constrain future workforce growth. The report, Trends in New York more PR

WASHINGTON, April 6 -- Rep. Thomas Suozzi, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Suozzi Urges FAA and DOT to Address Airplane Noise and Health Impacts in Communities Near JFK and LaGuardia * Congressman Tom Suozzi (NY-03) has sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and Federal Aviation Administration leadership calling for immediate action to reduce airplane noise affecting communities near John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) and LaG more PR

SYRACUSE, New York, April 7 -- Syracuse University issued the following news: * * * Jeannine Lostritto Named School of Architecture Convocation Speaker Lostritto is a Syracuse University Trustee and a member of the School of Architecture Advisory Board. Julie Sharkey The School of Architecture has announced that Jeannine Lostritto '90, a Syracuse University Trustee and member of the School of Architecture Advisory Board, will address graduates at the 2026 Convocation ceremony on Saturday, M more PR

SYRACUSE, New York, April 7 -- Syracuse University issued the following news: * * * Maxwell Fireside Chat Examines AI's Role in Government and Higher Education Two leaders in digital strategy discussed the policy, ethical and practical challenges of bringing AI into government operations and campus life. Jessica Youngman Artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping how governments operate, how universities teach and how public institutions make decisions. That was the central message of a rec more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, April 6 -- Temple University posted the following news: * * * Temple and Opera Philadelphia to embark on a multifaceted collaboration that includes new opera recordings and student entrepreneurship * A vibrant new partnership has already begun in several different areas, with more to come as the collaboration grows. Student-focused initiatives will be prioritized within the new partnership. Temple University and Opera Philadelphia recently a new partnership, whi more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, April 6 -- Temple University posted the following news: * * * Temple CARAS project featured on LinkNYC citywide network * Geography and urban studies student Owen Barbagallo, Class of 2028, received a Creative Arts, Research and Scholarship (CARAS) grant to conduct archival research and curate historically compelling facts about New York City subway stations last summer. Geography and urban studies student Owen Barbagallo, Class of 2028, received a CARAS grant t more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 6 [Category: Libraries] -- The American Library Association posted the following news release: * * * Ten librarians receive prestigious 2026 I Love My Librarian Award for outstanding public service * CHICAGO - The American Library Association (ALA) is thrilled to announce this year's 10 recipients of the coveted I Love My Librarian Award. Serving communities across the nation, the 2026 honorees are exceptional librarians from academic, public, and school libraries wh more PR

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued the following news release on April 6, 2026: * * * Treasury Department Designates BNY as Financial Agent to Support New Trump Accounts Program The U.S. Department of the Treasury today announced that it has designated The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation ("BNY") as a financial agent of the U.S. government to support implementation of the new Trump Accounts program. Under this designation, BNY will manage the initial accounts more PR

NEW YORK, April 6 [Category: Insurance] -- The Insurance Information Institute issued the following news release: * * * Triple-I Launches Legal System Abuse Awareness Campaigns in Oklahoma and Wisconsin * MALVERN, Pa., April 7, 2026 - The Insurance Information Institute (Triple-I) has deployed comprehensive awareness campaigns in Oklahoma and Wisconsin, underscoring the impact of lawsuit abuse on consumer costs and outlining the need for tort reform. The campaigns utilize digital display ad more PR

TUCSON, Arizona, April 6 -- The University of Arizona posted the following news release: * * * Turning up the volume on global health, U of A students take aim at $1M Hult Prize * When University of Arizona student Kian Sadat handed a flyer to one of his W.A. Franke Honors College classmates last fall, he was actually meeting his future business partner for the first time. Receiving that flyer was Safiya Tarazi, who alongside Sadat now leads Ampira, a technology startup developing a hearing  more PR

BROOKLYN, New York, April 7 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York posted the following news release on April 6, 2026: * * * U.S. Attorney Joseph Nocella, Jr., Announces New Leadership for the Office's Long Island Division and Criminal Section Joseph Nocella, Jr., United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, announced today the appointment of Catherine Mirabile as Chief of the Long Island Division and Chief of the Criminal Section of the Long I more PR

NEW YORK, April 6 -- Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health posted the following news: * * * U.S. Sexual Health Report Card: High Pleasure, Low Testing, Stark Gender Disparities * A new sexual health survey reveals a mix of progress and persistent gaps. Overall, many Americans report positive experiences-interest in having sex, sexual pleasure, and good communication with partners-yet women and gender-diverse individuals still face higher rates of sexual violence, lower sexual p more PR

BUFFALO, New York, April 6 -- The University at Buffalo (State University of New York) posted the following news release: * * * UB study outlines life-enhancement paths for those in long-term care facilities * A University at Buffalo study of older adults transitioning to long-term care has identified "life-enhancing" activities to counteract loneliness, sadness and isolation. In the study, published in the Journal of Advanced Nursing, researchers in the schools of Nursing and Public Healt more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, April 6 -- The University of Richmond issued the following news release: * * * University of Richmond Professor Kurt Beals on International Book Prize Shortlist for Work in Translation * Kurt Beals, a German studies professor and humanities fellow in literary translation at the University of Richmond, is on the shortlist for the James Tait Black Prize for his translation of Jenny Erpenbeck's essay collection Things that Disappear: Reflections and Memories. Founded in 19 more PR

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secret Service issued the following news release on April 6, 2026: * * * Veteran Law Enforcement Communications Leader Kristin Lowman Joins U.S. Secret Service in Dallas Lowman previously led public affairs for Dallas Police and will now lead communications efforts for the Service's operations in Texas and for National Special Security Events * DALLAS - The U.S. Secret Service today announced that Kristin Lowman has joined the  more PR

STONY BROOK, New York, April 6 -- The State University of New York Stony Brook University posted the following news: * * * Yardi Systems Makes Significant Investment to Expand Scholars Program for First-Generation Students at Stony Brook University * The enhanced cohort model will offer dedicated programming focused on community building, collaboration and personal growth. Yardi Systems has announced a new, generous partnership with the State University of New York at Stony Brook (Stony Br more PR